The Minority in Parliament has strongly criticised President John Dramani Mahama for allowing the discontinuation of criminal charges against Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama, the acting Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG).
Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, 5th February, the Minority, led by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tano North, Dr Gideon Boako, insisted that the prosecution should be allowed to proceed despite Dr Asiama's appointment.
They argued that dropping the charges raises serious concerns about governance and accountability.
According to the Minority, the decision to discontinue the case could have far-reaching economic and political consequences for Ghana. "Political and economic risk analysts will not be kind to Ghana given that some global financial institutions may refuse to do business with Ghana due to the uncertainty over these charges being re-instated by a future Attorney-General.
